Recent content by MikeS

In line with post #10- trace the ecm power wire from the battery along the inner fender and wiggle it around with the car idling in the driveway. My intermittent “car shuts off for no reason” ended up being a break in this wire, which was still held together by the wire covering. I caught it by...

I have a Te44 with the Garret .63 housing. A couple of the turbine wheel fins got chipped by something going through it, so I can sell as a core. It only has about 1k miles on it. Both housings and the compressor wheel are in good shape.

I have one in southern NJ.

I've seen cars that engulfed from a ruptured fuel line, and that is with a sub 5 minute response time from the nearest officer with a fire extinguisher. I change out the rubber sections of my fuel line every other year as if they are a wear item. Hopefully this owner was ok.

Fuel pump hotwired? Check condition of plugs and resistance in plug wires. Consider adding extra grounds, your original wiring is now 36yrs old. Walmart sells lengths of 4 ga wire with ring terminals for about $5 each.

Swapping the return line to the vent line is fairly easy. I run a walbro 450 this way and have no issue controlling fuel pressure. I did cut off those necked-down parts of the fuel lines coming out of the fuel hat.

Need more details on the car and what you're trying to do with it. If it's a 86 regal with a n/a 3.8 or turd 305 v8, keep the gears and converter. If it's a turbo v6 the 4.10's are probably not ideal but not for the reasons you're stating. A Th400 with 4.10's will put you around 4k rpm's at...

Maybe not your first choice, but you can always remove the external oil cooler lines/ adapter entirely and just put the oil filter back on. Mine were a leaky mess and now I run without it.

The 49 is old tech but still a great turbo for a street car. 600hp GMC what, Syclone/typhoon?

After you post the SM data, try tapping on the MAF housing while the car is idling and see if it has any effect. If the budget allows, consider a MAF translator and newer style MAF in the future, the car will just run better.

I’d compare it to putting my F150 in “sport” mode. It ramps in the tps voltage quicker which makes the vehicle ‘feel’ more responsive. It does not add any power, but I prefer the throttle response with it vs without. Buy a used one from a member here if you want to play with it so you’re not out...

If e85 is available in your area I would get Eric's e85 chip and never run regular gas again. Among other benefits, the tuning window is wider and thus more forgiving. Since your car has an alky kit already on it, you could spray a water/meth mix with a small nozzle on top of it and probably...

This is a 21 year old thread. Best to start a new one. But to answer your question, there is likely corrosion on the copper connections on the back of the factory tach/ boost gauge. Mine are pegged all the time as well.

If you have e85 readily available I wouldn't bother trying to run lower quality gas mixed in. Get a TT e85 chip and step up the fuel pump/ injectors to support it. You can dial it in easy enough with the chip by using the scanmaster and wideband data to have a really good running street car...

Your converter might be a little tight, but with those other mods I would run it and see. A little lag might help keep it from overpowering the tires on the street.